The Philadelphia 76ers are a team that is looking much different these days as they have made plenty of big changes up and down their organization. They were changes that needed to happen following a disappointing season on the floor in 2019-20.
The biggest move was bringing in former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to run their basketball operations and tag team with their current general manager Elton Brand to turn the team around. Morey helped the Rockets transition from the Tracy McGrady era into the James Harden era pretty smoothly and there is hope he can get the Sixers back on track.
Harden is a guy who would definitely help the Sixers do just that as he is an elite scorer in this league and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went on First Take on Thursday morning to propose the Sixers make a run at the former NBA MVP:
I’m Daryl Morey, the first thing I’m trying to do is get James Harden to become a Philadelphia 76er. Even if it means me trading Ben Simmons. Let me say this again, I love me some Ben Simmons. I know how elite defensively he is he’s only 24 years of age 6-foot-10, you know plays defense the way that he does the basketball IQ, the basketball ability. I will remind everybody while we sit here and we lament the state of affairs with the Houston Rockets and all of this other stuff, let me remind everybody that for the last three years, James Harden is average, 30, 36, and 34 for the last five years he’s averaged at least 29. We know he got a hand that we know he got a shot. We know he’s a scoring machine he’s a magician. Okay, and the opportunity to pair him with somebody like a Joel Embiid… Daryl Morey will trade anything. I mean this this brother makes things happen. I’m just saying it from the Philadelphia 76ers and Daryl Morey is officially named my president of basketball operations. My number one objective is to try to get James Harden in a Philadelphia 76ers uniform.
Harden is one of the elite scorers in the game. He can knock it down from deep, he can get to the foul line, he can finish over anybody, and he is also a walking triple-double. If Harden does become available, he would be one of the few players you would actually trade Simmons or Embiid for. He is one of the elite players in the NBA. It’s certainly something for Morey and the rest of the team to think about. [lawrence-related id=38699,38693,38695]